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When the Miami Heat acquired UConn point guard Shabazz Napier from the Charlotte Hornets in the June NBA draft, there was little doubt the former Husky would be on the roster on opening night. A big question: how much he would play? After a slow start to the NBA exhibition season, Napier is now trying to force the Heat and coach Eric Spoelstra that he should play ... a lot. The Heat's six exhibition games have been a story of two preseasons for Napier. In the first two games he averaged about nine minutes off the bench and 4.5 points on 2 of 9 shooting. In the four since, he's over 23 minutes played and close to 17 points per game, including a team-leading 25 points in a...

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